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Friday, May 16, 2008

Brewhouse Live will host Shane Hines & the Trance on May 17 at 403 E. Charles St., La Plata. On the Web at www.brewhouselive.com. Hines grabbed the attention of MTV with his original song ‘‘My Hope Is.” Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Charles County Idol

Power Jam

Power Jam Music Alliance presents Spring Fest 2008 at Room with a Brew May 17. Bands include Johnnys Dead, Darken Prophecy, Cataleptic Burial, Kindness of Strangers, Prometheus, Charmparticles, Trulesance, The Jealousy Game, Jon Garcia, Hey Euphony, Hotspur, and American Diary. The event runs from 1 to 9 p.m. Tickets at the gate are $10. Room with a Brew is located at 23976 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown. For more information, call 301-475-8811.

U.S Navy Band singer

A concert of American music featuring U.S. Navy Band soloist Edward Daryl Duff will be performed at Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County at 6 p.m. May 18. Duff and his family work with Olive Branch International, which sponsors summer camps for teenagers of Ukrainian military families. A love offering will be taken. The church is located at 9870 Old Solomon's Island Road, Owings, at the corner of Route 260 and Route 2. For more information, call 301-855-2955.

A cosmic symphony

Under the direction of Vladimir Lande, COSMIC Symphony will pair music with art for its final performances of the season. As part of the ‘‘Do You See What I Hear?” program, artworks created by elementary, middle and high schools students visually interpreting music on the concert program will be shown. Performances are at 7 p.m. May 17 at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, and at 4 p.m. May 18 at Huntingtown High School in Huntingtown. The concert, ‘‘To B & B & B,” features Leonard Bernstein’s popular ‘‘Candide Overture.” For more information, or to buy tickets, go to www.cosmicmusic.org.